taDapte dil ko na le iztiraab letaa jaa — Arzoo Lakhnavi

"jitnaa thaa sargarm-e-kaar utnaa hi dil naakaam thaa hosh jis kaa naam hai vo bhi junun-e-khaam thaa hosh kaa zaamin thaa saaqi kaif-parvar dil kaa shauq jaam thaa paas aur be-andesha-e-anjaam thaa khatm karti jald kyunkar ziist ki manzil ko saans pher koson kaa thaa lekin faasla ik gaam thaa josh-e-shorida-sari thaa taa-ba-vahm-e-ikhtiyaar thak ke dam TuuTaa to phir aaraam hi aaraam thaa ab kahaan vo aamad-o-raft-e-nafas ki shaah-raah ik kashaakash thi ki jis kaa zindagaani naam thaa chaunk kar khud manzar-e-hasti se aankhein pher liin hichkiyaan kaahe ko thiin poshida ik paighaam thaa gul huaa aakhir bhaDak kar shoala-e-josh-e-shabaab thi kaf-e-mauj-e-havaadis aur charaagh-e-shaam thaa be-jale kis tarah bantaa shama parvaane kaa dil vo use anjaam kyaa dete jo meraa kaam thaa tum ne khud naakaam rakh ke us ki himmat ki thi past aarzu-e-be-gunah par muft kaa ilzaam thaa"

"mujh ko dil qismat ne us ko husn-e-ghaarat-gar diyaa chuur kar de kyuun na vo shisha jise patthar diyaa us se taalib huun diyat kaa aap se matlab nahin jis ne gardan ek ko di ek ko khanjar diyaa thaa mukaafaat-e-amal ahbaab kaa husn-e-amal ye bhi aisaa qarz thaa jo aur se le kar diyaa ab na hai fikr-e-hifaazat aur na ziq-e-raf-e-kaar dene vaale ne diyaa aur meri khvaahish bhar diyaa girya-e-be-ikhtiyaar-e-gham bhi thaa fitri ilaaj jis ne thoDe josh ko har martaba kam kar diyaa jis mein kaif-e-gham nahin baaz aae aise dil se ham ye bhi duniyaa hai koi mai to na di saaghar diyaa 'aarzu' ik roz Dhaa detaa mujhe meraa hi zor ye bhi us ki kaarsaazi dil mein jis ne Dar diyaa"

"tumhein kyaa kaam naalon se tumhein kyaa kaam aahon se chhupaayaa ho gunaah-e-ishq to puchho gavaahon se main kajkol-e-dil-e-be-muddaaa le kar kahaan jaaun ye paighaam-e-talab kyuun unchi unchi baargaahon se zabaan ho ek ulfat ki to mumkin hai zabaan-bandi hui jo baat chupke ki vo kah Daali nigaahon se mohabbat andar andar ziist kaa naqsha palaTti hai yahi chalti hui saansein badal jaaeingi aahon se sanad be-aitmaadi ki hai qabl-e-imtihaan goyaa bayaan-e-haal kai pahle halaf lenaa gavaahon se mohabbat nek-o-bad ko sochne de ghair mumkin hai baDhi jab be-khudi phir kaun Dartaa hai gunaahon se hue jab aap se baahar phir ehsaas-e-dui kaisaa pata manzil kaa miltaa hai inhin gum-karda raahon se bataa sakti nahin ruidgi-e-sabza-o-gul bhi faqiron se paTe the ye gaDhe yaa baadshaahon se chhalakte zarf kaa khultaa bharam khotaa hai baat apni sukun paataa hai dil kaa dard naalon se na aahon se ye pahle soch lein aankhon mein lahraate hue aansu ki vo phir uTh bhi sakte hain jo gir jaaein nigaahon se milaa baiThaa hai sab mein kuchh magar munh se nahin kahtaa alag samjho tum apne 'aarzu' ko daad-khvaahon se"

"dil mein yaad-e-but-e-be-pir liye baiThaa huun yaani ik zulm ki tasvir liye baiThaa huun aah mein dard ki taasir liye baiThaa huun dil mein ik khuun bharaa tiir liye baiThaa huun ik zaraa si khalish-e-dard-e-jigar par ye ghamanD jaise kul ishq ki jaagir liye baiThaa huun hai mujhe saaz-e-tarab sokhta-saamaani-e-dil parda-e-khaak mein iksir liye baiThaa huun chuur shishe pe nazar paDte hi dil yaad aayaa miTne vaale tiri tasvir liye baiThaa huun qaid ko toD ke samjhaa ki sahaaraa toDaa haath mein paanv ki zanjir liye baiThaa huun 'aarzu' ho chuki sau martaba duniyaa bedaar aur main soi hui taqdir liye baiThaa huun"

"aaj be-aap ho gae ham bhi aap ko paa ke kho gae ham bhi daane kam the dukhon ki simran mein thoDe moti piro gae ham bhi der se the vo jis ke ghere mein usi jhurmuT mein kho gae ham bhi jaa kai DhunDaa kahaan kahaan na tumhein jab na paayaa to kho gae ham bhi naam jiine kaa jaagnaa rakh kar aaj be niind so gae ham bhi roeinge gar to jag-hansaai ho karte kyaa chup se ho gae ham bhi haae re 'aarzu' ki be-aasi aap be-bas the ro gae ham bhi"

"ye daastaan-e-dil hai kyaa ho adaa zabaan se aansu Tapak rahe hain lafzein milein kahaan se hai rabt do dilon ko be-rabti-e-bayaan se kuchh vo kahein nazar se kuchh ham kahein zabaan se ye rote rote hansnaa tartib-e-zikr-e-gham hai aayaa huun ibtidaa par chheDaa thaa darmiyaan se haasil to zindagi kaa thi zindagi yahin ki ab main huun ik janaaza uThvaa do aastaan se is tul-e-khaamushi kaa zor-e-bayaan bhi dekhaa thi baat mere dil ki nikli tiri zabaan se jab husn khud-numaa hai aur ishq rakhna-afgan is kashmakash mein parda niklegaa darmiyaan se maidaan-e-imtihaan mein ai be-gharaz mohabbat dil ki zamin tu ne Takraa di aasmaan se us raazdaar-e-gham ki haalat na puchh jis ko kahnaa to hai bahut kuchh mahrum hai zabaan se ai jazb-e-shauq-e-manzil mamnun-e-ghair kyuun hon khud raasta badal kar bichhDaa huun kaarvaan se har gaam par ThiThaknaa har baar muD ke taknaa o muskuraane vaale kyaa le chalaa yahaan se zaahir fareb-e-vaada phir e'tibaar itnaa vo likh gayaa dilon par jo kah diyaa zabaan se aaankhon se baaghbaan ki shoale nikle rahe hain tinke dabaae munh mein niklaa huun aashiyaan se dil kaa sakun ganvaa kar hon aarzu pashemaan kuchh le ke rakh na chhoDaa kyuun jins-e-raaegaan se"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"